MaK Technologies (MaK) will specify a service oriented, open standards based architecture that lets data from a variety of live and simulated sources be combined in flexible ways to compose an integrated model of the battlespace. This model will represent the common operations picture (COP) shared by all warfighters, and will be presented to each user through a common point of access or portal in ways that best support their particular mission. The architecture will be defined as a set of well-documented, open standards based interfaces, services, and processes, and will allow the convenient integration of independently developed components including HLA/DIS based simulations. MaK's approach enhances the warfighter's situational awareness by leveraging the open standard HLA simulation architecture to compose a rich, realistic, and responsive model of the battlespace. The use of HLA in this way directly supports the compatibility of the architecture with the HLA-based AFRL/HEC SAFIRE simulation suite
